#my english is

[thesefallenembers]

the problem with reading and writing leading to a strong vocabulary is that you tend to know the vibe of words instead of their meanings.

if I used this word in a sentence, would it make sense? absolutely. if you asked me what it meant, could I tell you? absolutely not.

#someone send this to my english teacher because vocab tests are hard #writing memes #reading #writers #writers of tumblr #writers of instagram #writing #writer #reader #writer memes #readers of tumblr

[acrowseye]

i'm conducting an experiment. everyone who's from an english speaking country state your country, regional area and what you call the following images. i need to see something

#ex: united states > south > sodapop #please rb so more people see #american english #australian english #british english #canadian english #english #english language #dialects #accents #american accent #australian accent #british accent #canadian accent #english accent #america #australia #england #canada #those four are my target audience but all answers from around the world are welcome!! #tumblr #discourse #experiment

[littlemizzlinguistics]

Studying linguistics is actually so wonderful because when you explain youth slang to older professors, instead of complaining about how "your generation can't speak right/ you're butchering the language" they light up and go “really? That’s so wonderful! What an innovative construction! Isn't language wonderful?"

#linguistics #gen z slang #english #as people in the reblog pointed out! #most gen z slang comes from (or was appropriated from) aave #honestly I was just excited to talk about how people in my field actually get excited about non standard uses of English #instead of ridiculing speakers #and I tagged incorrectly and didn’t point out the very real issues of language and power and appropriation inherent in modern slang #in that much of it was appropriated #and even that which experiences language change in the wider culture still originated in aave #aave is just as linguistically valid as any other English dialect because it is a proper language #and the grammar is incredible!!! #habitual be is fantastic and an excellent example of how a richer case system or a certain case can render an adverb unnecessary #and the phonology is just beautiful #anyway I’m very sorry #I fucked up

[not-so-rosyyy]

no idea if it's my hormones, what I've seen in the news lately, the weight of living the past few years, or just because it's Judi Dench...but this impromptu performance really made me cry for a good ten minutes, no kidding.

#beautiful #the only shakespeare sonnet i still have memorized #bc of my late highschool english teacher #who i realize looks a bit like judi #rip miss c #shakespeare #sonnet 29

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

strange that "skinny" means thin. it should mean...skinny. characterized by skin. possessing or characterized by an above average amount of skin. more skin rather than less skin. but somehow it means less skin? preposterous

#*calls my local college English department* yes hello who is in charge here I have a complaint to make #yes a complaint of an etymological nature #what do u mean ur not in charge of that u r literally the English Department

[iris-of-the-eye]

hello, tumblr. how are we feeling during the first tmagp thursday?

image id by @rq-described because people requested one to be in the original post!

[ID: A screenshot of the logo of The Magnus Protocol podcast, except the words have been replaced with "Here We Fucking Go Again." End ID]

based on this meme made by @mariorsomething!!! wanna give credit where it's due!!

#the magnus protocol #tmagp #i see tma is trending so i might as well #the magnus archives #tma #tmagp meme #i spent my entire english class tracing over the alchemical symbols #it was worth it tho

[bone-yarddz]

Audio books but it’s Michael Sheen reading books as Aziraphale and sometimes you hear David Tennant shouting something obnoxious as Crowley.

#good omens #good omens fandom #innefable husbands #good omens 2 #aziraphale #aziraphale good omens #crowley good omens #I just want Aziraphale to read Plutarch’s Lives to me for my homework #actually I need him to read to me when my brain doesn’t understand the book #history & English classes but Aziraphale is the teacher #i’m going insane #bonesiscrazy #david tennant #michael sheen

[mackerel08]

its that time of year again

(comm me)

#413 #homestuck #john egbert #dave strider #karkat vantas #jade harley #rose lalonde #terezi pyrope #kanaya maryam #gamzee makara #calliope #dirk strider #jake english #theyre in the background but still #my art #i cant believe its been 4 years since i joined the fandom😭

[erzvolnes]

#i CAN roll my Rs and im from england/english is my native language

[professorcalculusstanaccount]

I remember discussing Tintin casting choices with a friend from Germany and remarked how it was odd he often has an English accent in adaptations rather than a Belgian one, and my friend just replied "that's because Tintin gives incredibly strong English boy energy (derogatory)"

Here in the UK there's a lot of weird classism tied into accents. Today accent diversity and representation in broadcasting is actively pursued but in Tintin's time there certainly was a preferred accent to have.

imagine this exchange happens between pages 28-29 in The Crab with the Golden Claws

#tintin #adventures of tintin #comic #captain haddock #archibald haddock #snowy #milou #fanart #the crab with the golden claws #i remember tintin crafting a trumpet to communicate with an elephant #and he remarks he must get the accent correct #very odd scenario but it shows he would be a stickler for that sort of thing #i also have to say accents do not indicate how smart someone is #a lot of pundits use an english accent to sound more credible #but i have to say there are a lot of fucking idiots here #me included #thank you 2011 film for validating my scottish haddock headcanon #any french speakers who have read to this point i wonder what your hcs are for his french speaking accent

[xlandloud]

the hs kids ever

#harley’s my beloved #homestuck #hs #jake english #jade harley #xlandart

[jessroxxo]

#my bewbs #natural titts #sexy titts #big tiddy gf #big tiddy wife #big tiddy committee #huge tiddies #big tiddy baby #british girls #english girls #curvy blonde #curvy and beautiful #curvy and cute #curvy chicks #curvybeauty #thick and juicy #blond girl #curvy #curvy af #thickaf #bustier #large bust #curve #thick wife #nice bewbs #bewbsfordays #natural bewbs #huge bewbs #bewbies #nerdy babe

[feelikesick]

dudeee we are talking horses

#my art #homestuck #jake english #dirk strider

[thisnoah]

"You treat your mouth as if it's Heaven's gate"

[Too Sweet by Hozier]

#the voices told me to #like the true English speaker I am I did have to go back and fix all my spelling mistakes #i thought he said “lean” instead of “neat” bc i didn't check the lyrics until the end :) #cod #cod mwii #cod mwiii #cod mw2 #cod mw3 #call of duty #simon ghost riley #simon riley #john soap mactavish #johnny soap mactavish #soapghost #ghostsoap #comic #comics #comic art #web comic #original comic #digital art #sketchbook #sketch #art #drawing #artists on tumblr

[cap-sweet-and-salty-sadness]

Shout out to the fic writers who write in English even though it's not their native language. Whether you just started and are using Google Translate more often than not, or you've been doing it for years and still translating sayings from your native tongue word for word that don't make much sense in English.

Your addition to the fandom is important and unique purple prose would be missed without your input. Don't give up even if you're unhappy with your progression. Remember that your writing is better today than it was yesterday, and that it'll be better tomorrow than it was today.

#fanfiction #writers #writing #ao3 #ESL #ETL #english second language #ineffable husbands #gumlee #zosan #steddie #firstprince #zolu #blackbonnet #soukoku #bubbline #carlando #post i wouldve liked to see on my dash a decade ago #14 yo me would be proud of me and so is the 31 yo

[otg-xp]

I just want him to be as petty as he can possibly be honestly

#if smt is wrong my bad english is indeed not my first language #good omens #crowley #good omens crowley #good omens season 2 #good omens fanart #aziracrow #good omens aziraphale #crowley x aziraphale #aziraphael #aziraphale x crowley #anthony j crowley #crowley good omens